Genesis 23:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
Genesis 23:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 23:213 words
וַתָּמָתwatāmātAnd die
שָׂרָהśārāhSarah
בְּקִרְיַתbəqirəyatIn
אַרְבַּעʾarəbaʿKirjath-Arba
הִואhiwʾHe
חֶבְרוֹןḥevərwōnChebron
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan
וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
לִסְפֹּדlisəpōdTo lament
לְשָׂרָהləśārāhTo Sarah
וְלִבְכֹּתָהּwəlivəkōtāhAnd to weep
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